For me WASD controls didn't fully work, only S and D did any movement and that made the game very annoying to play and thus I didn't finish it. Since crouch is C and sprint is Left Shift I feel like this is something that should have been noticed and fixed.
(DON'T READ THE SPOILERS BELOW-DEVS ONLY UNLESS YOU PLAYED ALREADY)
My heart is hating me so much that it slapped me the first time when that uber penguin monster ran at me. Now look, I cheated by watching someone else play to see if I would like it enough to play it through. Long story short, and after running through the maze like a half breathing half-wanting-to-stinking-live-explorer and finding out that I was going to end up getting eaten by something I couldn't see, I would definitely play it again at night like I did this time. I seen that first interaction with the uber penguin monster. I jumped when that thing screamed as it tried coming for me. (I mentioned this in the next paragraph with a little more depth) Just watching the penguin cannibalism makes me want to not sleep; this is because the last time I binged played scary games at night, I literally dreamed like I was in a scary game while controlling my movement with a keyboard. (a little sidetracked there but I'm back). Just so you know, I loved playing this game, there was a quirk or two, but overall it was great!
The holding your breath when you are near the uber penguins was genius! I loved that you can hold your breath to get around those things. The maze was not too hard for average players to figure out nor too easy. The difficulty was set right in my opinion. At first glance I expected twists and turns that would have me wandering around like a moron only to find out it was simple yet challenging with my uber friends with me. I will have to admit, when I was walking through the throng of penguins, it wasn't as scary anymore. My reaction was more like "hey guys how's it going?" Maybe it would bring in the fear factor to have one of the penguins just force their face in front of you screaming, but if the player was still breathing, they'd be okay.
The ending wasn't as scary either as much as it was expected. Falling almost to my death and surviving was a clear sign that I would most likely be killed in the next scene. The sound effects and atmosphere was incredible! This makes me want to go caving so bad! Even if there are uber penguins trying to kill me! lol
Overall, you guys did a fantastic job creating this game. I hope you make more in the future under the horror tag. Please forgive me for the lengthy review; I just don't do video or audio recording. I do have one suggestion for the next horror game, please put in some weapons for us to use with little ammo to use for the purposes of trying to survive a horror styled game. I wish the best for all of you.
First of all, thank you for your review, it was a pleasure reading you. Seeing what each person who has played the game thinks individually is a real wealth in terms of learning and I have taken into account each of your arguments.
Our intentions during the production of this game were indeed to propose an experience based on tension and atmosphere. It is a pride for all of us to see that the game works and that the developed mechanics serve correctly these intentions.
Regarding penguins, we would have liked to go further in the iterations, but as quoted in the description, it was a six-week exercise, and we did it according to those rules.
We have learned a lot during the production of "Expedition" and it is above all a product bearing intention about what we want to bring to the video game industry.
Thank you again for taking the time to write us this review and the interest you give in our work. I hope to be able to reread you in future publications.
This was really good! Perfectly crafted atmosphere, the map is very well made, and the creatures made me genuinely scream in fear. I really liked this! Here's my playthrough:
This game was really good i liked how you had to hold your breath the atmosphere was great i was always on edge. i didn't realise you could hide in the boxed while playing but i actually got scared by this game and it has been a while since i got spooked like that i really enjoyed this i cant wait to see what you make next also i don't know if the keyboard thing was me or the game.
Game is very spooky and atmospheric. Hate the controls with a passion, Why would anyone use Z for forward in what world do you do that? :D could also use a bit more checkpoints. its pretty difficult, might be the controls tho. Anyways good job.
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hats off to the game developer
this is one of the best game ive ever played in a really long time!
loved it!
For me WASD controls didn't fully work, only S and D did any movement and that made the game very annoying to play and thus I didn't finish it. Since crouch is C and sprint is Left Shift I feel like this is something that should have been noticed and fixed.
It got me too, but I didn't fret over it, you just needed to install the "qwerty" version instead of the "azerty" one. That fixes the control set up.
I can't believe I didn't notice that, thanks man.
Gave it a go...
(DON'T READ THE SPOILERS BELOW-DEVS ONLY UNLESS YOU PLAYED ALREADY)
My heart is hating me so much that it slapped me the first time when that uber penguin monster ran at me. Now look, I cheated by watching someone else play to see if I would like it enough to play it through. Long story short, and after running through the maze like a half breathing half-wanting-to-stinking-live-explorer and finding out that I was going to end up getting eaten by something I couldn't see, I would definitely play it again at night like I did this time. I seen that first interaction with the uber penguin monster. I jumped when that thing screamed as it tried coming for me. (I mentioned this in the next paragraph with a little more depth) Just watching the penguin cannibalism makes me want to not sleep; this is because the last time I binged played scary games at night, I literally dreamed like I was in a scary game while controlling my movement with a keyboard. (a little sidetracked there but I'm back). Just so you know, I loved playing this game, there was a quirk or two, but overall it was great!
The holding your breath when you are near the uber penguins was genius! I loved that you can hold your breath to get around those things. The maze was not too hard for average players to figure out nor too easy. The difficulty was set right in my opinion. At first glance I expected twists and turns that would have me wandering around like a moron only to find out it was simple yet challenging with my uber friends with me. I will have to admit, when I was walking through the throng of penguins, it wasn't as scary anymore. My reaction was more like "hey guys how's it going?" Maybe it would bring in the fear factor to have one of the penguins just force their face in front of you screaming, but if the player was still breathing, they'd be okay.
The ending wasn't as scary either as much as it was expected. Falling almost to my death and surviving was a clear sign that I would most likely be killed in the next scene. The sound effects and atmosphere was incredible! This makes me want to go caving so bad! Even if there are uber penguins trying to kill me! lol
Overall, you guys did a fantastic job creating this game. I hope you make more in the future under the horror tag. Please forgive me for the lengthy review; I just don't do video or audio recording. I do have one suggestion for the next horror game, please put in some weapons for us to use with little ammo to use for the purposes of trying to survive a horror styled game. I wish the best for all of you.
First of all, thank you for your review, it was a pleasure reading you. Seeing what each person who has played the game thinks individually is a real wealth in terms of learning and I have taken into account each of your arguments.
Our intentions during the production of this game were indeed to propose an experience based on tension and atmosphere. It is a pride for all of us to see that the game works and that the developed mechanics serve correctly these intentions.
Regarding penguins, we would have liked to go further in the iterations, but as quoted in the description, it was a six-week exercise, and we did it according to those rules.
We have learned a lot during the production of "Expedition" and it is above all a product bearing intention about what we want to bring to the video game industry.
Thank you again for taking the time to write us this review and the interest you give in our work.
I hope to be able to reread you in future publications.
Made a video aswell :)
Really Enjoyed it despite some small flaws!
It was such a cool experience! The atmosphere, graphics, sounds and monsters were awesome! Here's my little playthrough (in Polish language) Cheers!
Thx for the video! Very appreciated :D
Really great game. From the creepy atmosphere to the terrifying creatures, it was all done really well.
Thx, we tried as much as possible to work on the atmosphere and atmosphere of the game, happy that it works.
Thanks for making this, really enjoying it! :)
I’m glad you liked it !
I do, wish you all the best :)
Nice ambience sound.
Thx dude, i was in charge of the sound for the games, glad my work is appreciated.
Thanks you the game) waiting continue
Thx for the video !
Got me scared haha. I love the inspiration from HP lovecraft.
I'm a huge fan of H.P Lovecraft, thx for the video dude :D
Was fun to play.
Honestly one of the scariest games I've ever played to date.
Creepy Deadly Penguin
I never thought the cutest enemy in any horror game I've every played would scare me SO BAD! I love it! Looking forward to seeing more from you!
Thanks for putting us on your top :D Nice video.
This was really good! Perfectly crafted atmosphere, the map is very well made, and the creatures made me genuinely scream in fear. I really liked this! Here's my playthrough:
Awesome game! We included it in our latest video if you're interested to see!
Thx for the review guys ! Nice video.
Loved ever second of this - would love to see what else you've got in the works! (sorry about my earlier stupidity)
Thx for the gameplay dude, It’s always a pleasure to see the game works and see people enjoy playing it. 😁
You got any more games in the works or released to play?
Not for now, wait and see. 😁
this is like "the forest"
This game was really good i liked how you had to hold your breath the atmosphere was great i was always on edge. i didn't realise you could hide in the boxed while playing but i actually got scared by this game and it has been a while since i got spooked like that i really enjoyed this i cant wait to see what you make next also i don't know if the keyboard thing was me or the game.
Hello, thank you for your feedback. It’s a pleasure to see that the game generates interest and that people enjoy playing it. Great video by the way.
hi, big thx for the great game. greetings from rosti
Interesting Game!
Show post...
PORCO DIO SO CREEPY
Killer penguins are enough to ruin anyones day...
This game, from the screenshots posted on the right on this game page, remind me of the Amnesia games.
Amnesia was one of our references :D
Never played it. Sorry, please direct message me over on my Twitter if you're wanting to talk. Just look at my profile on here for the link.
Hello Spectators and Development team!
I really hope to see more from the development team. A follow up to this game could be epic, say some 50 years later?
Just my thoughts. I ended up getting some intense and hilarious scare on camera and I really hope you enjoy the footage.
Have fun Spectators . . .
Thx dude :D
Finished it :D
Well done !
I'm a huge fan of Lovecraft, especially At the Mountains of Madness. Your game is awesome so far!
Thanks for the video dude, we’re really considering developing a final version. 😁
you should I love this game
well this was terrifying tbh, great atmosphere and I was impressed how good the audio was, especially the echo of their screams
Thank you, I was in charge of sound design, glad you like it. 😁
really polished game, fps/vsync was on point.. this is one of the better indie games i came across in itch io so far.. good work!
Hey developer can you put your game in zip file, really appreciated. I would love to try out your game and see how it is!
Amazing game dev had so much fun playing it :) i hope you enjoy my gameplay
thanks for the video dude, great gameplay 👍😁
Thank you glad you liked it :)
Really cool game even for a demo. Props to the DEV team. Although it would be nice if we could change the controls.
thank you so much for the video it's really appreciated 🙏😁
Is there any way to remap the the controls ? I think this game would be really cool but I cant find any key when my finger is on Z 😂🙂
Game is very spooky and atmospheric. Hate the controls with a passion, Why would anyone use Z for forward in what world do you do that? :D could also use a bit more checkpoints. its pretty difficult, might be the controls tho. Anyways good job.
Z is for french keyboard and some other european country, you can change it on your windows and WASD will become ZQSD.
Are French people upside down when they game? :)
Thx for your comment. We will add an option to map the controls soon :)